Pung, Lu Ji and An… Can be thought of as expand, contract, compress and span A way of looking at effects or actions not tied to specific movements but through intended effect or property of the result. All movements or movement contain the four basic properties expressed according to desired effect. The practice shown above […]
“He starts late but arrives first” How can this be, he starts late but arrives first. A couple of ways of looking at this. A: A short cut knowing the destination. B: Being the destination one is already there. If one knows the destination and attempts a short cut the other can always change. Many […]
“Boy: Do not try and bend the spoon. .”That’s impossible. Instead only try to realize the truth. Neo: What truth? Boy: There is no spoon. Neo: There is no spoon? Boy: Then you’ll see that it is not the spoon that bends, it is only yourself.” “男孩：不要試圖想彎曲湯匙。那是不可能的。 相反地只是試著去認識真相。Neo：這是什麼道理？男孩：沒有湯匙。Neo：沒有湯匙？男孩：那麼你會發現不是湯匙彎曲，只是你自己彎曲。” “To try and realize the truth.” […]
My first introduction into the world of taiji. Sam, as he liked to be called was in many ways ahead of his time. Having come from a hard style back ground his hands were gnarled not with age but with the training he did as a much younger man toughing them on coconut trees growing on […]
“Astride the Ox, I reach home. I am serene. The Ox too can rest.” “The tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao The name that can be named is not the eternal Name” Ten Ox Herding Pictures for me are stages of practice that I find my self going though in my […]
“The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao The name that can be named is not the eternal name The nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth. The named is the mother of myriad things. Thus, constantly free of desire. One observes its wonders. Constantly filled with desire One observes its manifestations […]
I was introduced to Master Zhang through a student of his David Kong, who had a push hand group in San Francisco many years ago. 認識張師傅是透過他的一個學生孔大衛。孔大衛多年前在舊金山組織了一個推手團體。 In meeting Master Zhang, his teaching and skill sets were so different and unique, I would spend the next ten years to this day following and studying from him, […]
沉默的大師 Many years ago I walked up these steps not knowing what I would find. Later I would watch many others stand on these steps waiting to be invited into the world I was entering. The ending and beginning of my own journey to emptiness would start with the first meeting. My name is David, […]
It is said that a teacher can only lead one to finding the door. Its up to oneself to walk though it. One must be clear otherwise many years of practice is of no use. It may take many tries to find the right door. Often its not the door we think or want. Its […]
“ Look for it, it cannot be seen. It is called the distant. Listen for it, it cannot be heard. It is called the rare. Reach for it, it cannot be gotten. It is called the subtle. These three ultimately cannot be fathomed. Therefore they join to become one. ” people often ask about getting […]
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Martial Arts History, Wing Chun and Chinese Martial Studies.
A blog about Taiji Quan, Bagua Zhang, and other internal martial arts
